Advocacy
Advocacy encompasses a spectrum from campaigning to ensuring the voices of local people are heard far beyond their community. The main direct/ indirect target audiences are public institutions and policymakers with the objective of changing policies, programmes and resource allocation.
For Women and Children First advocacy means speaking for the cause, in our case maternal newborn and child health, at local, national and international level.
Advocacy is an integral component of Women and Children First’s work; because policy analysis and advocacy initiatives can influence those in positions of power to bring about changes that make a real difference to people’s health and welfare. In order to achieve our Mission, improve the health and wellbeing of women, girls and children in poor and marginalised communities with an emphasis on pregnant women and the first 28 days of the newborn’s life all of our programmes include an element of influencing decision-makers and fund holders whether it be at grassroots, national or international level.
Women and Children First’s international programme helps build the capacity of Southern NGOs to make their voices heard in national and international fora.
To read about current developments in advocating for maternal, newborn and child health, please read our advocacy newsletters by clicking here.
